5/19/2025 2:19:49 PM Commission Opens Pathway for Environmental NGOs to Challenge State Aid By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge The European Commission revised the Code of Best Practices for the conduct of State aid control procedures. The revised Code opens a...
5/2/2025 10:30:11 PM Financial Institutions May See Scope 3 Reporting Relief Under ISSB Proposals By Olga Gidalevitz The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) proposed targeted amendments to IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures standard,...
4/29/2025 12:41:33 AM California Kicks Off Public Workshops on Corporate Climate Disclosure Rules By Olga Gidalevitz The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will host a virtual public workshop on May 29, 2025, to begin formal discussions on developing...
4/28/2025 9:33:36 AM New EU Road Safety Regulation Package By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge For better road safety and air quality across the EU, the European Commission is proposing a comprehensive overhaul of the EU's road...
4/18/2025 9:01:01 PM NGOs File a Formal Complaint Against the Omnibus Procedure By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Dr. Jürgen Beninca Seth Engel Just as the European institutions adopted the “Stop The Clock” Directive, a coalition of NGOs filed a formal complaint on April 18, 2025,...
4/18/2025 1:30:11 PM The UN's International Maritime Organization to Adopt a Framework to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships By Dr. Jürgen Beninca Olga Gidalevitz During its 83rd session from April 7 to 11, 2025, the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee...
4/14/2025 12:21:01 PM EU Commission Pushes for Simplification of Permitting Procedures By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge The European Commission hosted an event on April 10 on “Implementation Dialogue on Environmental Assessments and Permitting”. The purpose...
4/10/2025 6:31:08 PM The Time is Now: Seeking to Reduce the EU ESG Burden By Seth Engel For those involved in corporate governance, securities law disclosures, or sustainability regulation, you are likely familiar with the...
4/10/2025 6:28:31 PM Trump Issues Orders to Block State Climate Laws By Amanda Dollinger Olga Gidalevitz On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued a series of executive orders directing the federal government to analyze state-level climate...
4/10/2025 6:26:48 PM The Parties Expected to Form the Next German Government Present Their New ESG Agenda By Dr. Jürgen Beninca The heads of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) and the German Social Democratic...
3/28/2025 6:02:48 PM Chemical Recycling Still Faces Regulatory Challenges in the EU By Armelle Sandrin-Deforge Chemical recycling of plastic is at a turning point in Europe, with several large projects poised to start but still facing regulatory...
3/27/2025 6:01:00 PM SEC Abandons Defense of Climate Disclosure Rules By Ashley Heintz Amanda Dollinger The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to halt its defense of the climate disclosure rules introduced under the...